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E.-G. MORGAN & ,F. ROSE. DEVICE FOR FEEDING GRAIN TO HORSES.

No. 000,900. Patented Mar. 2Z, l8-98.

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Patented Mar.22, 1898.

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EDWIN G. MORGAN AND FRANK H. ROSE, OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR FEEDING GRAIN TO HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,980, dated March22, 1898.

7 Application filed August 18 1897. Serial No. 648,173- (No model.)

To alt whomv it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN G. MORGAN and FRANK H. ROSE, of Winthrop,county of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented acertain Improved Device for Feeding Grain to Horses and the Like, ofwhich the following, read in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification;

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation showing themechanism embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of themechanism in different operative position, the clock mechanism beingremoved.

This invention comprises a grain-holding receptacle composed of the bodypart 2 and the movable part 3. Said movable part, as shown, has its topend in hinged connection with the top end of the part 2, its bottom endbeing thereby adapted to swing outwardly from the bottom end of part 2,and altogether it forms a part or section of the vertical retaining-wallof the receptacle. In the part 2 is an inclined bottom 4, whereby thecontents of, the receptacle are directed against the part 3, which partin moving outwardly from part 2 operates to open the receptacle for thecontents thereof to discharge downwardly. On the part 2 is a latch 5, asshown in Fig. 1, having a notch toengage a pin 19 on the part 3 forholding said part in the closed position. Connected with the latch 5 isa connection 24, of wire or other suitable medium, which is alsoconnected with a bell-crank lever 7, to be pulled by the turning actionof said lever and thereby to move the latch 5 out of engagement with thepin 19 on the receptacle part 3. The lever 7 carries on one arm theweight 8, and has its other arm adapted to enter a notch 21 in theretaining member 9, whereby the lever 7 is held in position to beactuated by" the weight 8, when permitted, for moving the latch 5 torelease part 3 of the grain-holding.receptacle. The retaining member 9is shown as a lever pivoted at one end, having connection by its otherend witha power-transmitting mechanism composed of levers 12 14 andlinks 16 18, held by spring 22 in position to be actuated downwardly bythe crank-arm 20 of an ordinary clock mechanism 23, whereby movement isand outwardly from part 2 for opening the receptacle to discharge thecontents thereof. The clock-actuated mechanism is located at anyconvenient place more or less remote from the receptacle. The part 3being engaged in the closed position with latch 5, the receptacle isreadyfor the grain, which, being placed in the receptacle, will remainthere until released by the operation of the clock mechanism andintermediate connections, acting as before described. Obviously thealarm member of the clock maybe set to operate at the predetermined timefor feeding the horse or other animal, as described.

We claim- 1. A device for feeding grain and the like comprising areceptacle having a movable cover, a detent for holding said cover inclosing position, alever, connections between said lever and the detent,a lever 9 above the firstmentioned lever, said lever 9 having provisionfor engaging the first-mentioned lever and holding it in position topermit the detent to hold the cover of the receptacle in closedposition, means for causing the firstmentioned lever to move upon beingreleased from the lever 9 and thus withdraw the detent, a lever 12 ofthe first order above the lever 9, a link 16 between'the lever 12 andthe lever 9, a spring secured to said lever 12 to act in opposition tothe movement of said lever whereby the lever 9 is raised to release thefirst-mentioned lever, a clock mechanism or the like, and a fallingmember in said clock mechanism, said falling member being located abovethe lever 12 and adapted to operate on the arm of the lever opposite thelink, whereby in the falling action the lever 9 is raised and thefirst-mentioned lever released; substantially as described.

2. A device for feeding grain and the like comprising a receptaclehaving a movable cover, a detent for holding said cover. in closingposition, a bell-crank lever 7 having its lower weighted arm extendingaway from the receptacle, a connection between the other arm of saidlever and the detent, a lever 9 pivoted above said lever 7 and havingprovision for holding the lever 7 in such position that the cover of thereceptacle is by the detent held in closing, position, a lever 12 of thefirst order pix'oted in a plane above the lever 9 and to the side of thepivot of the lever 9 away from the receptacle, a link 16 between theends of the levers 12 and 9 which lie toward each other, a springsecured at one end to a relatively-fixed member below the lever 12 andat its other end to the lever 12 between its fulcrum and the link 16, alever 14: pivoted above the lever 12, a link 18 between EDWIN G. MORGAN.FRANK II. ROSE. Vitnesses:

A. M. TUTTLE, C. B. TUTTLE.

